Danny didn't get many perks in his line of work, but after 9 years in his current role he seemed to be finally getting some perks as he sank back in the deep leather chair of the Hyatt Hotel in Amsterdam sipping his favourite single malt whisky from a crystal tumbler. The bar tender was skilled enough to know he wasn't a yank and so hadn't corrupted the malt...
Chapter 13 – Arrivals I was standing under the large arrivals board at the local train station some 10 minutes early, my hands shaking in anticipation. The station was completely empty except for me and a lonely train conductor. A nice middle aged guy, about my size, slightly shorter. He helped me sort out the exact arrival time and then went on about his b...
The following is as authentic as anything based on memory can be. At least when my memory is the memory in question. It was originally written in my native language, Danish, in an attempt of mine to get past the experiences it covers and move on with my life. It has been edited for typos, and translated to English, but has since its creation neither been str...
A work of fiction. All characters are over 18. I wrote and edited this in one afternoon; a flash story, if you will. It's short. Not a stroker. ***** I was eating lunch at the same table, like I always do, when two characters walked in. I knew them both: The Mole and a new kid I called Rooster. His nickname hadn't caught on yet with the others, but I kne...
My name is Jason Templar. Yeah, I know. I get the Knight Templar joke all the time. Whatever. Tonight, I'm doing a solitary vigil. I'm back in my old neighborhood for the first time in four years. I haven't set foot in that corner of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, ever since I became a Vampire. There is a fool going around destroying Houses of Worship. He's do...
She surprised herself by hyper-ventilating as she approached his front door. She could feel her heart pounding- and this wasn't just the usual juicy frisson of meeting a new body to play with. This was different... He was different... Seemingly he crossed every box. Tall. Dark. A former Policeman. And with a definite penchant for accepting extreme pain. So...
It had been a great party. They didn't go formal too often, so this was a treat for her. Tolerable for him though he much preferred casual. All dressed up they both had enjoyed themselves immensely. When they visited their friends in the next county he always drank more than he should. This time she had a little too much herself. He definitely shouldn't be b...
I guess I always knew that my boyfriend was a bit of a rogue so it wasn't really a surprise when I found a map that looked like part of a plan for a bank robbery. I suppose it was stupid of him to have something like that written down but that was Nick all over. It never occurred to him that anything could go wrong and that the map would be pretty incrimina...
Applying the final touches to her makeup Jenny smiled to herself in the mirror. She hadn't really felt like going to the party tonight but now she was ready she was looking forward to it. She shook her head and smirked as she picked up the invitation and placed it in her handbag. Tonight's party was being hosted by Anna so it was no surprise that the theme w...
This chapter contains two stories of a life-changing nature. In both, people stepped forward and gave of themselves to help strangers that really needed the help. As noted in the other three chapters, kindness is not rare, just under-reported. The purpose of this series is to let readers become writers and tell their stories of unexpected and unconditional k...